05 June 2020 Library Italy criminal defamation as part of wider legislative reformItaly: Abolish prison sentences for criminal defamation as part of wider reform MFRR partners call for the abolition of prison sentences for criminal defamation as part of necessary and overdue…
20 July 2026 Statements EU: IPI welcomes action against 14 states over Anti-SLAPP Directive delaysThe MFRR partner International Press Institute (IPI) welcomes the infringement proceedings initiated by the European Commission against 14 EU Member States over their inaction or delays in transposing the Anti-SLAPP…
13 May 2026 Statements Greece: Abusive lawsuit against independent newsrooms should be dismissedMedia Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners condemn the filing of abusive legal action by Air Mediterranean against the Greek investigative newsroom Mediterranean Institute for Investigative Reporting (MIIR), the newspaper Efimerida…
07 May 2026 Statements As deadline passes, MFRR renews call for urgent transposition of EU Anti SLAPP DirectiveToday, 7 May 2026, marks the deadline for EU Member States to transpose the EU Anti-SLAPP Directive, also known as Daphne’s law. As we mark this landmark, however, the European…
27 January 2026 Statements EU: MFRR contributes to European Union annual Rule of Law reportMFRR partners share a statement condemning the threats and attacks against journalists and media workers when covering demonstrations and protests in Germany, France, Slovenia, Greece, Spain, Poland and Italy. The…
18 November 2025 Statements European Democracy Shield: Bolstering independent media at the core of democratic resilienceIn the face of rising digital manipulation, shrinking civic space and collapsing media business models, the European Democracy Shield offers an important opportunity to ensure safety of journalists and media…
12 November 2025 Statements Open letter regarding the dismissal of journalist Gabriele NunziatiThe undersigned organisations of the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) are writing to you to express our shared concern and dismay over the decision by Agenzia Nova to terminate its…
21 July 2025 Library Statements EU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedomEU Rule of Law Report: A welcome but insufficient response to deteriorating media freedom Following the publication of the European Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law report, the Media Freedom Rapid…
26 June 2025 Library Statements Civil Society Open Letter in Response to Recent Spyware Abuse Cases in the EUCivil Society Open Letter in Response to Recent Spyware Abuse Cases in the EU On behalf of the Spyware Coordination Group, a coalition of civil society and journalist organisations advocating…
03 May 2025 Library Statements Europe at a crossroads: Defending democracy depends on defending media freedomEurope at a crossroads: defending democracy depends on defending media freedom On this World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners express solidarity with all journalists…
03 March 2025 Library Serbia: MFRR and SJN urgently call to stop targeting and intimidating journalistsSerbia: MFRR and SJN urgently call to stop targeting and intimidating journalists MFRR partners share a statement condemning the threats and attacks against journalists and media workers when covering demonstrations…
The State of Media Freedom in 2024: 1548 attacks against the press in Europe in a yearThe State of Media Freedom in 2024: 1548 attacks against the press in Europe in a year 04 March, 14:00 CETThe annual Monitoring Report by the Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) has documented 1,548 press freedom violations in 2024. The report offers insights into the press freedom situation in 35…
